Sunday , 16 August 2026

Croatia vs Belgium, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Croatia
0 – 0
Full Time
Belgium
Thu 1 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Ahmed bin Ali Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Leander Dendoncker

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs Belgium — Worldcup at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • Belgium 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
  • Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
19 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
1
Croatia 3 games · Avg 2.0 goals Belgium
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-01 Croatia 0–0 Belgium 2018-05-05 Belgium 3–0 Croatia 2017-12-09 Croatia 2–1 Belgium

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Belgium H 0–0 D
27 Nov Canada H 4–1 W
23 Nov Morocco A 0–0 D
28 Jun Spain H 3–5 L
22 Jun Scotland H 3–1 W
18 Jun Czechia H 1–1 D
Belgium
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Croatia A 0–0 D
27 Nov Morocco H 0–2 L
23 Nov Canada H 1–0 W
02 Jul Italy H 1–2 L
27 Jun Portugal H 1–0 W
21 Jun Finland A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Croatia Belgium
#46 Position #25
6 Points 5
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
5 Scored 6
5 Conceded 2
+0 GD +4
2.00 PPG 1.67
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
17% Clean Sheets
Belgium this season

Croatia are 46th (6 pts). Belgium are 25th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Belgium
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Belgium
Romelu Lukaku 3 G 1 A
Charles De Ketelaere 3 G 1 A
Leandro Trossard 2 G 2 A
Youri Tielemans 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Croatia and Belgium get this one started.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. Croatia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' It’s high time Roberto Martínez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' Croatia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' The 28-year-old Borna Sosa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Belgium manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Romelu Lukaku is hanging Dries Mertens on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Belgium seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 56' Josko Gvardiol has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Belgium. Leandro Trossard is replaced by Thorgan Hazard.
  • 64' Croatia make a change. Marko Livaja trudges off to be replaced by Bruno Petkovic on 64 minutes.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Leander Dendoncker. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 72' The Belgium manager makes a substitution. Yannick Carrasco departs to be replaced by Jeremy Doku.
  • 77' Youri Tielemans is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Belgium so far.
  • 82' Belgium come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Thomas Meunier as he leaves the pitch. Eden Hazard steps in for Belgium.
  • 88' Belgium make a change. Thomas Meunier trudges off to be replaced by Eden Hazard on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The Croatia bench stirs into life. Mateo Kovacic is withdrawn and Lovro Majer gets his opportunity.
  • The points are shared — Croatia 0-0 Belgium. Honours even.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Belgium Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Belgium xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Croatia27% Draw27% Belgium46%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Croatia or Draw
54%
Draw or Belgium
73%
Croatia or Belgium
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Croatia16% Draw47% Belgium37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
11.9%
0 – 2
10.4%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 3
5.7%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Croatia

Handicap Croatia covers Push Belgium covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 24% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Croatia keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Belgium keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.